[LAAMN] MORE quotes that could change the world - If we learned from them ~]

The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do. Thirty of the largest companies in the United States are now spending more on lobbying than they pay in federal taxes. ~ Elizabeth Warren Not all of our elections are rigged, but all of our elections ar

[LAAMN] Chris Hedges--Totalitarian Systems Always Begin by Rewriting the Law

Chris Hedges | Totalitarian Systems Always Begin by Rewriting the Law Monday, 26 March 2012 09:06 By Chris Hedges, Truthdig | Op-Ed 268 font size Print Email Chris Hedges speaks at Occupy DC, January 9, 2012. (Photo: Shrieking Tree) I spent four hours in a third-floor conference room at 86 Cha

[LAAMN] Paul Craig Roberts:  Empires Then and Now 

Boy, ain't this the truth... Scott Empires Then and Now By Paul Craig Roberts March 27, 2012 "Information Clearing House" --- Great empires, such as the Roman and British, were extractive. The empires succeeded, because the value of the resources and wealth extracted from conquered l

[LAAMN] More revealing information on George Zimmerman

Cross-Cultural Centers Csula 10 hours ago · Want to know why Zimmerman didn't get arrested? According to court records George Zimmerman is the son of retired Supreme Court Magistrate Judge Robert J Zimmerman, his mother Gladys Zimmerman is a court clerkHe has three closed arrests 7/18/05 fo

[LAAMN] What The Media Wants You To Forget: Iran vs Israel

Iran vs Israel: What The Media Wants You To Forget _http://whatreallyhappened.com/WRHARTICLES/IranvIsrael.php_ (http://whatreallyhappened.com/WRHARTICLES/IranvIsrael.php) or _http://tinyurl.com/y873jqx_ (http://tinyurl.com/y873jqx) The corporate media have been given their orders to throw the

[LAAMN] Roseanne for President 2012

Choices, which aren't Politicians who support the Corporations that get them into office for their representation, instead of Representing us. We now have Rosanne Barr and Rocky Anderson that I've heard about. “I’d rather vote for something I want and not get it than vote for something I don’t w

[LAAMN] First victory in case of Carlos Montes: 2 charges dismissed on March 27

First victory in case of Carlos Montes: 2 charges dismissed on March 27 Movement builds to drop remaining 4 charges By Staff Los Angeles, CA – In the first significant victory in the case of veteran Chicano leader Carlos Montes, Superior Court Judge George Lomeli handed down a rulin

[LAAMN] Judges Not Debating Their Own Health Care

It is time to reset the syllogism m Wednesday, March 28, 2012 Judges Not Debating Their Own Health Care KAREN HIGGINS via Charles Idelson, cidel...@nationalnursesunited.org, or Carl Ginsburg, pr...@calnurses.org, http://www.nationalnursesunited.org With nearly half the Su

[LAAMN] Today's LUV News: 28 March, 2012

*PLANET IN PERIL FROM CORPORATE GREED AT ANY COST * ** *"We may have already passed the tipping points on global warming, say scientists at the Planet Under Pressure conference. At the London conference, scientists are giving a bleak view of the future of the planet due to catastrophic damage an

[LAAMN] Fugitive Slave Mentality

Opinionator - A Gathering of Opinion From Around the Web March 27, 2012, 9:45 pm Fugitive Slave Mentality By ROBERT GOODING-WILLIAMS The Stone

[LAAMN] 3/26: Meet Professor Occupy--Lisa Fithian

Meet Professor Occupy Lisa Fithian is the streetwise radical who's teaching kids who want to be badass to be smart. By Josh Harkinson on Mon. March 26, 2012 3 _http://m.motherjones.com/politics/2012/03/lisa-fithian-occupy-wall-street-t eaching-civil-disobedience_ (http://m.motherjon

[LAAMN] Special Screening Tonight of: "WHO BOMBED JUDI BARI" ~ Wednesday, March 28th, 7:30 PM ~ At The Laemmle's Theatre in Santa Monica ~ Filmmakers Mary Liz Thomson & Darryl Cherney will be there!

"Before Occupy Wall Street, there was Redwood Summer." Darryl Cherney, Judi Bari's fellow organizer & bombing victim. I saw this doc tonight and I strongly encourage everyone to see it in its second of two nights. It's not just about saving the redwoods; it's about that and more. It's not just abou

[LAAMN] Progressive Caucus Budget: The Fairest & Most Responsible Budget Proposal in Congress

Progressive Caucus Budget: The Fairest & Most Responsible Budget Proposal in Congress http://www.ctj.org/taxjusticedigest/archive/2012/03/progressive_caucus_budget_the.php [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -

[LAAMN] 3/28: Pentagon wants more money for Israel's Iron Dome

Palestine Watch: Projects of Peace NO War Network Pentagon wants more money for Israel's Iron Dome _http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2012/03/27/pentagon_w ants_more_money_for_israels_iron_dome/_ (http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2012/03/27/pentagon_w

[LAAMN] 2012-03-28: Justice for Trayvon - Student Dialog, March & Rall

2012-03-28/3-7p: Justice for Trayvon - Student Dialog, March & Rall Justice for Trayvon - Student Dialog, March & Rally Public Event · By Gary Avrech Wednesday [2012-03-28] 3:00pm until 7:00pm 715 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405 Students, parent

[LAAMN] Obama: The "lesser" evil? Not exactly

Original Content at http://www.opednews.com/articles/Why-Barack-Obama-is-the-Mo-by-Glen-Ford-120324-930.html (Note: You can view every article as one long page if you sign up as an Associate Member, or higher). March 24, 2012 Why Barack Obama is the More Effective Evil By Glen Ford BAR executiv

[LAAMN] Universal Healthcare Without Individual Mandate

A right. Not a luxury. Share this action on Facebook Dear, If the U.S. Supreme Court rejects the individual mandate for healthcare this summer (and even if it doesn't), we should be aware that this was never a real solution and that something better is available. We should make Congress and our

[LAAMN] A Message of Peace and Friendship from Iran

A Message of Peace and Friendship from Iran Sent by David Swanson - March 24th, 2012 da...@davidswanson.org One of the speakers on Saturday at the United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC) conference in Stamford, Ct., was Leila Zand, Program Director, Middle East & Civilian Diplomacy, Fellows

[LAAMN] 2012-03-29: Adult Education community rally

2012-03-29/130-430p: Adult Education community rally Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:12:37 -0700 To: occupylageneralstr...@lists.riseup.net, occup...@lists.riseup.net From: Michael Novick Subject: [occupyla] Adult Education community rally is THURSDAY, March 29, 1:30 in Boyle Heights Countdown to Ra

[LAAMN] TONIGHT: Anti-Foreclosure Action Press Conference

2012-03-27/5p: Anti-Foreclosure Action Press Conference From: Julie Levine Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 07:36:08 -0700 Subject: [TPA] Fwd: [occupyfightsforeclosure] UPDATE: Occupy Fights Foreclosures helps family re-enter their fraudulently foreclosed home Sent from my iPhone built by Chinese slave l

[LAAMN] [Fwd: My name is not Alissa]

This is about National publications letting their services be us ed to sell women, much less underage adults, and when pressed this parent company attacks the victims. below the dotted line is the article Here is what I put in my comments section. Will you join me in the petition and reply? Craig

[LAAMN] Imperial Ignorance (or is it arrogant Ingnorance?)

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30917.htm March 26, 2012 "The News" -- So this is how the cookie crumbles. From burning books to butchering babies, it seems everything is fair game as the victors near their tether. Four years after Barack Hussein Obama offered a “new way forward”;

[LAAMN] Today's LUV News: 27 March, 2012

*BID TO OVERTHROW ASSAD FAILS * ** *For years the USA has fomented rebellion in Syria, with the hope of replacing President Bashar al-Assad with an American puppet, the perpetual goal in US Middle East policy. Patrick Cockburn has a magnificent piece

[LAAMN] Fw: Kudankulam update: please support the protesters

PLEASE FORWARD 6930 Carroll Avenue, #340, Takoma Park, MD 20912; 301-270-6477; nirs...@nirs.org; www.nirs.org SITUATION AT KUDANKULAM NUCLEAR SITE GROWS MORE DIRE YOUR SUPPORT IS NEEDED TO PROTECT PROTESTERS March 27, 2012 Dear Friends, The situation at India's Kudankulam nuclear reacto

[LAAMN] DAY 40 URGENT ACTION: FREE HANAA' AL-SHALABI NOW!

[Please Post Widely!] March 26, 2012 DAY 40 URGENT ACTION: FREE HANAA' SHALABI NOW! Al-Awda, The Palestine Right To Return Coalition again appeals to all people of conscience to take immediate action to help save the life of Palestinian female political prisoner Hanaa' Al-Shalabi wh

[LAAMN] UN panel urges Israel to shelve 'racist' Bedouin relocation plan

http://www.haaretz.com/images/logos/logoGrey.gif UN panel urges Israel to shelve 'racist' Bedouin relocation plan UN committee says Law for the Regulation of the Bedouin Settlement in the Negev is discriminatory and would legalize racist practices. By Dana Weiler-Polak

[LAAMN] Israel cuts contact with UN rights council, to protest settlements probe

Israel cuts contact with UN rights council, to protest settlements probe Israel's Foreign Ministry orders envoy to Geneva to ignore all phone calls from rights council commissioner; 'The council sparked this process', says a senior Israeli official. By Barak Ravid http://www.haaretz.com/news/dip

[LAAMN] A CALL For JUSTICE In PALESTINE ~ March & Rally ~ Friday, March 30th ~ Meet at 3:00 PM at College & North Spring ~ March to City Hall for Rally at 4:30 PM at Spring Street Steps~ Speakers Kwaz

A CALL For JUSTICE In PALESTINE Honoring Non-Violent Resistance GLOBAL BDS/LAND DAY - DUMP VEOLIA Commemorating the 1976 Protest by Palestinians in Israel Against Land Confiscation Join the International Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Campaign FRIDAY, March 30th 3:00 PM Pr

[LAAMN] Published 12:48 26.03.12

http://www.haaretz.com/images/logos/logoGrey.gif Israel cuts contact with UN rights council, to protest settlements probe Israel's Foreign Ministry orders envoy to Geneva to ignore all phone calls from rights council commissioner; 'The council sparked this process', says a senior

[LAAMN] Fw: Memorial Service Scheduled for Calif. Muslim Murder Victim / Tenn. Lawmakers Introduce Anti-Muslim Bill Targeting Charter Schools

* Tenn. Anti-Sharia Lawmakers Introduce Anti-Muslim Bill Targeting Charter Schools The Tennessee Eagle Forum, which drafted the bill, is affiliated with the Eagle Forum, a national organization that wants to reduce the number of visas available to foreign-born workers and opposes

[LAAMN] Re: Colombia government protests Venezuela social movements tribute to FARC leader

Here is an article in Spanish from Aporrea.org which has a picture and gives some info on the social movements, left groups and international groupings who were at the event Cort P.S. low estimates of those killed in the conflict is over 200,000 people and it is probably more. http://www.aporr

[LAAMN] Colombia government protests Venezuela social movements tribute to FARC leader

This tribute was organized by some social movements and Leftists, the event was on Saturday in Caracas’ 23 de Enero neighborhood, which has been one of the mostly highly organize radical areas for decades. The right wing government of Colombia forgot to mention with the backing of the US military

[LAAMN] Boycotting Israel: Mustafa Barghouti vs. Rabbi Arthur Waskow on BDS Movement, Palestinian Solidarity Democracy Now! Daily Digest for 03/26/12

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[LAAMN] Montes in Court March 27

Join me as we take the struggle to the court room! Carlos Montes' next court date is Tuesday, March 27 - Call Holder and Obama! Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Carlos Montes Back In Court On Tuesday, March 27 Stop the Frame-up of C

[LAAMN] 3/26 Syria: Way to Peace

Syria: Way to Peace Mon, Mar 26, 2012 _'The Others' Alliances_ (http://orientalreview.org/category/issues/the-others-alliances/) , _Chaosistan_ (http://orientalreview.org/category/issues/chaosistan/) By Boris DOLGOV (Russia) (http://orientalreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/n10009.

[LAAMN] DAY 40 URGENT ACTION: FREE HANAA' AL-SHALABI NOW!

[Please Post Widely!] March 26, 2012 DAY 40 URGENT ACTION: FREE HANAA' SHALABI NOW! Al-Awda, The Palestine Right To Return Coalition again appeals to all people of conscience to take immediate action to help save the life of Palestinian female political prisoner Hanaa' Al-Shalabi who has been de

[LAAMN] Million Hoodie March for Trayvon Martin ~ Monday, March 26th, 4:00 to 6:00 PM ~ Meet at Pershing Square ~ Endorsed by NAACP California, SCLC LA, Al Sharpton & Many More

Million Hoodie March for Trayvon Martin Monday, March 26th, 4:00 to 6:00 PM Meet at Pershing Square ~ Corner of 5th & Hill Endorsed by NAACP California, SCLC LA, Al Sharpton & Many More ANSWER Los Angeles

[LAAMN] Fw: Starbucks attacks intensify

Starbucks stuck its neck out to publicly support the right of all people to marry, regardless of the gender of their partner. Now it is under attack by the ironically-named, ultra-conservative "National Organization for Marriage." Already over 15,000 NOM members have pledged to boycott Starbuc

[LAAMN] UPDATE:"PAUL CONRAD: DRAWING FIRE" DOCUMENTARY FILM TO BE SCREENED AT VIDIOTS IN SANTA MONICA TO SUPPORT CAMPAIGN TO SAVE "CHAIN REACTION" 26-FOOT TALL PUBLIC ART NUCLEAR MUSHROOM CLOUD PEACE

>> ACTIVIST AND MEDIA ADVISORY UPDATE: >> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE >> Contact: Jerry Rubin >> 310-399-1000 >> jerrypeaceactivistru...@earthlink.net >> >> "PAUL CONRAD: DRAWING FIRE" DOCUMENTARY PBS FILM TO BE SHOWN >> AT APRIL 1 FREE PUBLIC SCREENING BY GROUP WORKING TO SAVE, >> RESTORE, AND STRENGTH

[LAAMN] Bruce Gagnon's Southern California Speaking Tour ~ Wednesday, April 4th, 7:00 PM in Santa Monica ~ Friday, April 6th, 7:00 AM at Immanuel Presbyterian Church ~Friday, April 6th, 7:00 PM in Ana

Bruce Gagnon's Southern California Speaking Tour Coordinator of: The Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power In Space www.space4peace.org "The Deadly Connection: Endless War & The Ecological, Economic Crisis." Come & Learn What the Pentagon's Drive to Have "Full Spectrum Dominance" Means

[LAAMN] ] Fwd: STREET SPIRIT- MARCH 2012- A REVIEW

STREET SPIRIT- MARCH 2012- A REVIEW by Carol Wolman This remarkable paper is published by the San Francisco office of the American Friends Service Committee http://www.thestreetspirit.org/ It is sold on the street by homeless people, for a dollar, which the seller gets to keep. He or she thus

[LAAMN] Fw: Give Apple Workers in China a voice in their future!

     Give Apple Workers a Voice in their Future! Posted on March 23, 2012 by paulgarver A most unusual joint statement by two major international labor organizations and 3 NGOs demands that Apple respect the rights of Chinese assembly workers to collective bargaining over wages and work

[LAAMN] Racists Investing in Mexico

http://janbtucker.com/blog/2012/03/23/what-is-mount-kellett-thinking/ --- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network ---

[LAAMN] Bank of America: Too Crooked to Fail

Great article in ROLLING STONE by Matt Taibbi! Bank of America: Too Crooked to Fail The bank has defrauded everyone from investors and insurers to homeowners and the unemployed. So why does the government keep bailing it out? Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/bank-of-americ

[LAAMN] Drooling Over the Pope in Cuba & Roman Catholic archdiocese sponsors talk of Cuban-American Businessman

*- Havana Times.org - http://www.havanatimes.org -* *Drooling Over the Pope in Cuba* Posted By *Circles Robinson* On March 25, 2012 @ 3:10 pm In *Lead Articles,Opinion* | *No Comments * - *Yasmin S. Portales Machado * HAVANA TIM

[LAAMN] 3/4: The 36th anniversary of the 1976 US backed military coup in Argentina!

March 24th is the anniversary of the 1976 coup in Argentina DECLASSIFIED DETAILS ON REPRESSION AND U.S. SUPPORT FOR MILITARY DICTATORSHIP _http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB185/index.htm_ (http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB185/index.htm) Six military states in So

[LAAMN] Two Screenings of: "WHO BOMBED JUDI BARI" ~ Tuesday, March 27th & Wednesday, March 28th - Both at 7:30 PM ~ At The Laemmle's Theatre in Santa Monica ~ Filmmakers Mary Liz Thomson & Darryl Cher

Hi Friends, Hope you can help us get the word out about these first public screenigs of this powerful enviro doc! And hope to see you there! Big thanks! - Sheila Laffey, Co-Executive Producer - echop...@roadrunner.com "WHO BOMBED JUDI BARI" 2 LA Screenings with Filmmakers Mary Liz Tho

[LAAMN] 3 Dire Warnings Fall on Deaf Ears!

Someone inspired by one of the ICH quotes that several of us share around, found the below article while searching for more information about the quote, in the sniped portion below: ""As Thomas Jefferson once noted, an informed electorate is the basis for a sound democracy. But how can the Ameri

[LAAMN] "Bitch Ass Niggers" and "Fucking Coons"

Oscar Grant, Trayvon Martin, and the Protection of 'Police Murder' in Amerikkka" http://www.cybergroundrr.com/2012/03/23/%E2%80%98bitch-ass-niggers%E2%80%99-and-%E2%80%98fucking-coons%E2%80%99/ -- *The Cyberground Railroad: **Black Los Angeles' News and Views Source | * *cybergroundrr.com

[LAAMN] MICHAEL NOVICK to be Guest Speaker at ACTIVIST SUPPORT CIRCLE ~ Wednesday, March 28th, 7:00 PM at Friends Meeting Hall in Santa Monica ~ Free Event with On-Site Parking!

NEXT ACTIVIST SUPPORT CIRCLE MEETING GUEST SPEAKER: MICHAEL NOVICK EDITOR of "TURNINGTHE TIDE: JOURNAL OF ANTI-RACIST ACTION" Wednesday, March 28th - 7:00 PM At Friends Meeting Hall 1440 Harvard Street, Santa Monica 90404 Refreshments at 6:30 PM Michael Novick is a longtime progress

[LAAMN] Cuba: Church & State, Alliances & Resentments

*Cuba: Church & State, Alliances & Resentments* Posted By *Circles Robinson* On March 22, 2012 @ 3:33 pm In *Fernando Ravsberg,Lead Articles,leftcol2,Opinion* | *Fernando Ravsberg [2]**

[LAAMN] March 24th is the 36th anniversary of the 1976 US backed military coup in Argentina

Report photo March 24th is the anniversary of the 1976 coup in Argentina --- *DECLASSIFIED DETAILS ON REPRESSION AND U.S. SUPPORT FOR MILITARY DICTATORSHIP* http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB185/ind

[LAAMN] 3/23: Sign the Petition to Help Exiled Natives of Diego Garcia/Chagos Archipelag

Sign the Petition to Help Exiled Natives of Diego Garcia/Chagos Archipelago _http://wh.gov/Xbb_ (http://wh.gov/Xbb) The Chagos Islanders are an indigenous population that lived peacefully for generations in the Chagos Archipelago (located in the Indian Ocean). They were forcibly expell

[LAAMN] Today's LUV News: 20 March, 2012

*BIG TIME OBAMA SELLOUT * ** *The top headline at /Huffington Post/ this morning was "Jonathan Chait: 'Obama's Disastrous Weakness In Summer Of 2011 Went Further Toward Undermining Liberalism Than Anybody Previously Knew'," linking to this piece

[LAAMN] 3/23 Afghanistan:VIDEO US Apache Pilot Show-Off & Crash is NOT a Laughing Metter

Apache Crash Video Gets Laughs Online - But Helicopter Risks Are Deadly Serious By _Sydney J. Freedberg Jr._ (http://defense.aol.com/bloggers/sydney-j-freedberg-jr/) March 23, 2012 _http://defense.aol.com/2012/03/23/apache-crash-video-goes-viral-but-helicop ters-remain-critical/?ici

[LAAMN] Fwd: Justice for Trayvon Martin: Self Determination for the African American nation!

Justice for Trayvon Martin: Full Equality for the African American people and self determination for the African American nation! Join the protests at your local city! Carlos Montes www.stopfbila.net www.immigrationcoalition.org www.csosite.org www.fightbacknews.org Justice for Trayvon

[LAAMN] Fwd: Quincy Troupe in LA at WGSAC

Hey, Wanna check this out? I kinda knew him during the '60's. We radicals looked upon him as our poet. JAI RAC-LA -- Forwarded message -- From: Ami M Date: Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 5:02 PM Subject: Quincy Troupe in LA at WGSAC To: laculture...@yahoogroups.com An evening with Qui

[LAAMN] Save the Date: Sunday April 22: Public Forum The Party of the 99%: the Candidates and Issues‏

Still "hoping" for "change"? The 4 candidates seeking the Peace & Freedom Party Presidential nomination and U.S. Senate candidate Marsha Feinland discuss their strategiesfor empowering workers and voters to challenge corporate politics and the war based economy at a Peace & Freedom Part

[LAAMN] "If You Don't Know, You Better Ask Somebody ... Who Does"

http://www.cybergroundrr.com/2012/03/24/if-you-dont-know-you-better-ask-somebody-who-does/ -- *The Cyberground Railroad: **Black Los Angeles' News and Views Source | * *cybergroundrr.com, facebook.com/cybergroundrailroad, twitter.com/cybergrrr* [Non-text portions of this message have been r

[LAAMN] The National Counterterrorism Center Just Declared All of Us Domestic Terrorists

http://www.emptywheel.net/ The National Counterterrorism Center Just Declared All of Us Domestic Terrorists By: emptywheel Friday M

[LAAMN] Splits in the Chinese ruling class

http://www.marxist.com/splits-in-the-chinese-ruling-class.htm Splits in the Chinese ruling class Written by Daniel Morley Friday, 23 March 2012 [image: Print][image

[LAAMN] The Second Coming of El Papa to Cuba-Marxism 'no longer responds to reality,' pope says of Cuba

*Marxism 'no longer responds to reality,' pope says of Cuba* Responding to Pope Benedict XVI's comment that Marxism "no longer responds to reality," Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said Friday that his country respects all opinions. "We consider the exchange of ideas useful," Rodriguez sai

[LAAMN] We were warned -- Dead Presidents Speak

We Were Warned – Dead Presidents Speak Thursday, March 22nd, 2012. [282] by Zen Gardner Here are four quotations that should have sounded off the rooftops since they were first spoken. Like so many Truths that have been

[LAAMN] FARC co-founder captured in Venezuela

http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/22996-farc-co-founder-captured-in-venezuela.html FARC co-founder captured in Venezuela Thursday, 22 March 2012 06:47 Christan Leonard Tags:

[LAAMN] Cuban 5:Rene González and Alan Gross: speed and bacon

** New post on *Machetera* Rene González and Alan Gross: speed and baconby machetera *Disparate

[LAAMN] Quotes from ICH

" Educate and inform the whole mass of people. Enable them to see that it is their interest to preserve peace and order, and they will preserve them. And it requires no very high degree of education to convince them of this. They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty." -

[LAAMN] The Dumbest 'Bipartisan' Move Since Repealing Glass-Steagall]

Right and left, I'm seeing Democrat partyline voters of 40-60 years all screaming for a third Party. I*';m not sure that is the answer though. At Federal level (and many state levels) only the D remains of any semblance of the Party of the Common Person. Duh, the Republicans have been saying that